I'm looking for a good online mystery bookstore. Any suggestions?
Michael Canick ued to run one but it is long gone.
Locked Room Murder Collection
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Re: Locked Room Murder Collection
Try: Powells Books in Portland, OR. They also have a large selection of used magic books and some collectables.
www.powells.com
www.powells.com
Re: Locked Room Murder Collection
Watcha lookin fer in particular Bob?
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RFA Productions yeah... It is cool stuff.
www.rfaproductions.com
www.rfaproductions.com
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Re: Locked Room Murder Collection
post mortem books in the uk may be what you want, if they are still around.
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Re: Locked Room Murder Collection
Thanks guys.
Actually, I have an extensive collection of locked room and impossible crime books that I want to "unload." The collection includes the very rare first edition and second edition of Robert Adey's classic LOCKED ROOM MURDERS (the second edition is selling fro crazy prices in the thousands of dollars). There are also some John Dickson Carr editions from the 1940s I've never seen for sale anywhere (Collier editions, blue hardbacks with skulls embossed and red edging).
So I thought the best way to sell the collection would either be to put it in some sort of auction, sell it to some other crazy locked room murder nut, or find a bookseller that would take the entire thing.
Actually, I have an extensive collection of locked room and impossible crime books that I want to "unload." The collection includes the very rare first edition and second edition of Robert Adey's classic LOCKED ROOM MURDERS (the second edition is selling fro crazy prices in the thousands of dollars). There are also some John Dickson Carr editions from the 1940s I've never seen for sale anywhere (Collier editions, blue hardbacks with skulls embossed and red edging).
So I thought the best way to sell the collection would either be to put it in some sort of auction, sell it to some other crazy locked room murder nut, or find a bookseller that would take the entire thing.
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Re: Locked Room Murder Collection
I don't read fiction (just non-fiction). But I always thought the thinking in these locked room mysteries were really cool. And would appeal to magicians since the ingenuity is similar to that behind a clever trick.
Seems there could be a nice article written for GENII about the sort of solutions and thinking that takes place in these stories.
Seems there could be a nice article written for GENII about the sort of solutions and thinking that takes place in these stories.
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Re: Locked Room Murder Collection
Murder by the Book in Houston might be worth contacting:
http://www.murderbooks.com/
They have hosted Jim Swain for book signing/readings when he's been on book tours.
http://www.murderbooks.com/
They have hosted Jim Swain for book signing/readings when he's been on book tours.
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Re: Locked Room Murder Collection
In New York City there's the Mysterious Bookshop, http://www.mysteriousbookshop.com/, among others.
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Re: Locked Room Murder Collection
Joe:
One of the books in my collection is LOCKED ROOM MURDERS by Robert Adey. The author read over 2,000 locked room/imposible crime books then he summarized them.
In part 1 of his book he lists the books by author and gives a brief description of the crime (i.e., the "effect).
In part 2, he lists the solutions (i.e., the "methods).
In part 3 he reduces all methods to 20 or so.
I have the first and second editions--the second edition sells for thousands of dollars, the first edition seems to be even rarer so, it's probably more.
One of the books in my collection is LOCKED ROOM MURDERS by Robert Adey. The author read over 2,000 locked room/imposible crime books then he summarized them.
In part 1 of his book he lists the books by author and gives a brief description of the crime (i.e., the "effect).
In part 2, he lists the solutions (i.e., the "methods).
In part 3 he reduces all methods to 20 or so.
I have the first and second editions--the second edition sells for thousands of dollars, the first edition seems to be even rarer so, it's probably more.
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Re: Locked Room Murder Collection
Yeah - I have looked into getting that book in the past. But it has always been too expensive.
One of my favourite methods was mentioned by Karl Fulves once (I remember Jerry Sadowitz mentioning it in 'The Crimp' magazine).
You write a letter to your victim - and include a self-addressed envelope for the victim to post you a letter back in response.
On the edges of that self-addressed envelope you place a slow-acting poison.
Now - in your letter to the victim - you write something very hurtful and offensive. Which you are sure will cause him to write straight back.
He then sends you a letter in response using the addressed envelope you included with your original letter.
The victim winds up dead. And the the murder weapon ends up back in post - soon to arrive back at home.
One of my favourite methods was mentioned by Karl Fulves once (I remember Jerry Sadowitz mentioning it in 'The Crimp' magazine).
You write a letter to your victim - and include a self-addressed envelope for the victim to post you a letter back in response.
On the edges of that self-addressed envelope you place a slow-acting poison.
Now - in your letter to the victim - you write something very hurtful and offensive. Which you are sure will cause him to write straight back.
He then sends you a letter in response using the addressed envelope you included with your original letter.
The victim winds up dead. And the the murder weapon ends up back in post - soon to arrive back at home.